In the first year of Lin De (664 AD), the second day of the second month of spring, four quarters.

The Kumajin fleet triumphantly sailed for more than two months, crossing the vast Yellow Sea. Bypassing Laizhou Chengshan, sailing along the coast, sailing into the Bohai Sea area, anchoring in Laizhou Bay. In Qingzhou, Henan Province, in the northeast of Qiancheng County (Dongying City, Guangrao County, Shandong Province), successfully set foot on the mainland.

The seaside was crowded with people, all of whom were family members of the guards, and the moment the guards got off the boat, the scene was completely chaotic. Countless old and weak women and children, like crazy people, poured over like a tide. Wu Kang was frightened and quickly issued an order to stop the crowd from advancing.

All the generals guarded the whole ship, and pulled out the arc cordon. The spear and horse lance are outward, the Mo knife is unsheathed, and the strong bow and crossbow are opened. Officials at all levels in Qingzhou, represented by the history of the assassination, were all roaring, and their expressions were extremely anxious.

One of them had a loud voice, covered with a gourd horn, and shouted with his head up: Don't worry, folks, don't crowd and stampede, the fleet has returned. You've been waiting for a few years, and in a few hours, General Wu will arrange it...

Wu Kang already understood that the people in front of him were all family members of the guards, and they were all anxious. Whether it is a Xiongjin soldier or a left-behind soldier, he has been away from home for at least two years. So he convened the generals and quickly came up with countermeasures: take the Zhechong Mansion as the unit and the team as the base, and take the cordon in batches.

The scene was noisy, and all the soldiers from other places tried their best to maintain order. In the crowd, the guards cooperated with the militia and forced the passage to open. Captain Guo Yi took the lead, with about 300 people per regiment, and slowly walked into the crowd. All the officials in the prefecture and county are shouting loudly to appease the emotions of their families.

However, it was useless, the parents hugged their son, the wife held her husband, and the child hugged her father, all crying loudly. The guards who crossed the sea and set out on the expedition were too long away from home, so they could only use this to vent. Sadness is mixed with rejoicing, reunion or death, releasing the most sincere emotions.

The family found their loved ones, and the reunion stirred the tear ducts, and the cry was heartbreaking. Those who can't find their relatives mean that they died on the battlefield and cried hoarsely. Wu Kang sighed, stood in the center of the defensive line, looked up at the sky, and forcibly emptied his brain.

I don't know how long it took, but the guard's scolding pulled him back to reality. Two white-haired old men and three middle-aged women, with seven or eight children, were stopped by the guards. They knelt on the ground, and the old man couldn't cry, asking impatiently: My three sons, all of whom crossed the Liaohai Sea to go on an expedition, why haven't they come back?

It was a poor family, obviously malnourished, with a dry and thin body, a patched robe, and a sallow face. Wu Kang felt uncomfortable, leaned over to help his father-in-law, and forcibly squeezed out a smile. There are a thousand words in my belly, and only four words come out: I'm sorry.

The old man fainted directly, the old woman cried and grabbed the ground, and everyone was speechless. Qian Shun hurriedly pinched people, and Yuan Gongyu comforted him against his will: "Don't be sad, my husband, your three Langjun are all stationed overseas." They are safe and sound, and by this time next year, they will return to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Gong Yu's face is honest, his face is not red when he lies, and the red official robe he wears is even more convincing. They believed it to be true, and even burst into tears and laughed, and kept bowing and saluting. Wu Kang sighed again, what is the point of giving one more year of hope?

The riots continued into the afternoon, when the people gradually dispersed and the guards set up temporary tents. Wu Kang led his generals to meet with Qingzhou officials and ship officials. Handing over all kinds of documents, handing over the Kumatsu Province ship and all the captured enemy ships to the Qingzhou Ship Division.

After going through the tedious procedures, the team continued westward, disbanding the military government along the way. Relying on the official documents of the imperial court, he passed through various states and capitals to get food and lodging supplies. Leaving the Shandong Peninsula, he dispersed the soldiers of the government and the personal guards of the generals, and escorted 15,000 prisoners of war.

At noon on the eighth day of the first month of March, entering the territory of Luozhou, Wu Kang's depressed mood was gradually replaced by longing. I left in June of the year before last, and for nearly two years, I really miss my wife and daughter. It's a bastard to say, Xianqing has been going on expeditions for more than seven years since the second year.

Twice attacked the Turks in the west, twice in the east to Baekje, and once in the north to Mobei. The time spent at home seems to be less than a year. This kind of worrying life is not a human life, I am not a good husband, not a good father, but a big fool.

Sometimes I wonder what I'm doing so much. Mei Niang's position is very stable, and my General Fengchen will be able to worry about food and clothing. No matter how hard you try, as long as your relatives are there, as long as Li Jiu is still alive, she will not be allowed to participate in political affairs.

Why bother practicing yourself, wearing armor and carrying a sword, bidding farewell to family warmth, and cutting people from all over the world. In the seven-year career of fighting horses, military achievements have accumulated more and more, and the official position has stagnated; There are fewer and fewer rewards, more and more scars; The sins accumulate more and more, and the conscience is more and more destroyed, like a fool.

I simply made up my mind and rested for a few years, without my Dawukang, the court would still fight. The wife and children are hot on the kang, and then wait for Mei Niang to take the throne, and mix him with a free prince. Dressed in silk and satin, he holds a birdcage in his hand and a few doglegs. It is also a pleasure to show off your power on the street and tease some little ladies.

Passing through the eastern capital of Luoyang, it was learned that Li Jiu was not there, and the troops continued westward. Stay in the barracks every day, assign out military affairs, and be a hands-off shopkeeper. The guards went out every day, brought back all kinds of news, and in the two years since they left, a lot of things happened.

The same major event changed the yuan, Longshuo became history, and ushered in the first year of Linde. Li Jiu's bad problem is to change the era name frequently, from Yonghui to Xianqing, from Longshuo to Linde, to show that he is different. His grandfather Li Yuan, the Wude era name is used for life, and his son Li Shimin is the Zhenguan era name for a lifetime.

In May last year, Penglai Palace Hanyuan Hall was officially announced to be completed, as the official government of the outer court. Li Jiu hurriedly moved and renamed the original Daxing Palace, which was later known as the Taiji Palace, as Xinei. In the Xuanzheng Palace, in the Zichen Palace, bid farewell to the nest completely.

And in terms of military affairs, the powder keg of the Western Front finally has a fuse. The civil strife in the Tuhun Valley and the large-scale invasion of Tubo led to a massive attack, all the way like a bamboo, breaking through the Tang Dynasty. Tuyuhun Khan, with Princess Honghua and the remnants of the defeated army, went into exile in Liangzhou, Tang Dynasty, and applied to migrate to the mainland.

Li Jiu did not agree, and Zheng Rentai, the governor of Liangzhou, was appointed as the general manager of the Qinghai Road march. He led the right Wuwei generals, Duhu Qingyun and Xin Wenling, and stationed troops in Liangzhou and Shanzhou to prevent the attack of Tubo. In June, the imperial court ordered Su Dingfang to be the ambassador of Anji and to save all military affairs. Hearing this news, Wu Kang felt a lot, the Tubo people made trouble, and the western border of the Tang Dynasty has been surging since then. According to historical records, the old enemy Zheng Rentai will die of illness this year. The teacher Su Dingfang, who is more than a few years old, is still in the northwest border, listening to the howling of horses and the cold wind.

is seventy-three years old, and he should have been living for the rest of his life, but he was excluded from the border. There is a hunch in his heart that his career as a horse will end in the west. Self-blame came to my heart, and I was already ostracized, and after accepting me as a disciple, it was even worse. Those political enemies of the clan lord family and the sisters of the martial arts family will target him.

The Western Regions were also not stable, and the Gongyue tribe rebelled and attacked Khotan with heavy troops. Anxi was the protector of Gao Xian, and as the head of the Khotanese march, he led the army to rescue him quickly. The Turkic rat Nishi led his troops to attack Tingzhou, and assassinated Shi Laiji in battle. Mei Niang's old political enemies, her old opponents, have all died.

But I can't be happy, Wu Kang can be sure that all the above rebellions are instigated by Tibet. They were ambitious, they wanted to meddle in the Western Regions, they wanted to take over the Western Turks. I am afraid that from now on, the vast Western Regions, the Tibetan Tang Dynasty and the Turks, will stage a bloody game.

There is even more helplessness, the rise of the great food eaters of Central Asia, the annexation of Persia and Fula. The border borders the Western Regions, and conflicts will inevitably break out between Datang and Dashi. Wu Kang pondered for a long time, as if during the time of Xuanzong, a war broke out between the two sides.

The Tang Dynasty was defeated and withdrew, and the religious culture of Central Asia successfully infiltrated Xinjiang. The question of leaving behind history has been very difficult for future generations. But don't worry, I'm twenty-nine years old, and I won't live to that time, so don't worry about it.

There is also some good news, on the first day of October last year, Li Jiu began to train the prince. Li Hong, who is only 10 years old, is in Guangshunmen every five days to assist in handling political affairs. The inconspicuous news revealed a lot of weirdness, first of all, Li Jiu favored the prince and wanted to cultivate him earlier.

Secondly, Li Jiu's body, the wind disease is already serious, and the outbreak is more frequent, otherwise it would not be so. Then the opportunity came, many political affairs of the imperial court, Mei Niang was better involved. Wu Zetian, a generation of empresses, began to level up the Liver Emperor and accumulated political experience. Only by winning over the ministers of the DPRK and the central government and raising the rank can they reign over the world.

In the first month of this year, the original Yunzhong Metropolitan Protectorate was merged with the Metropolitan Protectorate. It was changed to a single capital protectorate, and the jurisdiction was the whole of Inner Mongolia. The fourth nephew, Li Xulun, is less than two years old this year, and was first named King Yin, and then concurrently served as the protector of Dadu.

This is a common routine, with the prince as the leader and the long history of handling political affairs. Wu Kang was also tricked, and the team returned to Chang'an and got disgusting news. In late February, Li Jiu felt that Chang'an was hot, and took his wife and children to the Wannian Palace to escape the heat. My wife and children, who accepted Mei Niang's invitation, also followed.

Leaving the two prime ministers, just outside the Chunming Gate, a ceremony was held to present the prisoners. He's a pit thing, poured with cold water. Originally, I still imagined that wearing gold armor and riding a tall horse, I was majestic and high-spirited, and I accepted the cheers of the people.

Now it has come to naught, Li Jiu said that prisoners were offered outside Chang'an City, and the cities were not allowed to enter. The prime ministers who presided over the ceremony were all his acquaintances: the prince and the young master Xu Jingzong, the same as the three products of the East and West Taiwan; The Xitai squire is on the official ceremony, and the three products of the east and west are the same.

Xu Jingzong didn't say that the relationship is quite iron, and he wears the same pair of pants. Many political enemies in the court gave the two men the nickname, called "Wuxu Confluence", which is the homonym of the surname. Because of the Wuxu month of that year, the two men colluded with each other and accused the eldest grandson of rebellion.

It is a coincidence that the two of them cooperated again to bring down Prime Minister Xu Yushi and implicate the Dasi Xian Yang Deyi, also in Wuxu Month. After Wu Kang learned about it, he complained in his heart: You scumbags should be called Wuxu Change, or Ninghan Confluence.

As for Shangguanyi, the relationship between the two is awkward, and they used to be friends. also made a marriage contract, and his unborn son married his unborn granddaughter, who seemed to be called Shangguan Wan'er. Later, he suffered and was put on death row, and this old immortal went to prison to withdraw from his marriage.

resolutely fulfilled him, tore up the contract in front of him, and ended this matter. Because of this, Shangguan Yi has suffered from gossip and ruthless and unrighteous stains, which have been with him for life. The two families are strangers, and it will be embarrassing to meet, I once heard Mei Niang say that the old guy hates the martial arts.

got up and Mei Niang hated it even more, and wanted to kill Shangguan Yi, but Li Jiu worshiped him as his appearance. To a certain extent, the power of the current government is tightly in the hands of the emperor. Mei Niang can only participate in politics, has no decision-making rights, and more popularly, is just a female secretary.

If it is not bad as expected, this prisoner dedication ceremony is the most shabby in history, and there is no military band. Shangguan Yi presided over, according to the established routine, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, and first reprimanded the thief chieftain. The righteous words are strict, and the voice is vigorous, all of which are scene words.

Roughly speaking, Fuyu Zhongsheng and Zhongzhi harbored evil intentions and raised troops to resist the Celestial Empire. set off strife in the east of the sea and instructed the living beings to suffer, what should you be guilty of? The prince of Wakoku Kawashima, stay in the land of projectiles, eat, drink, sleep, and come out to wave what waves. Gather the rabble and stop me from Tang Tianwei, what crime should you be guilty of?

All of these people who were named knelt on the ground, sincerely praying for repentance and praying for the mercy of the Celestial Empire. The result is self-evident, Li Jiu showed mercy and pardoned all the edicts. The two princes of Baekje, together with the backbone of the rebels, arranged for the Baekje Pavilion in Inyeongbo to reunite with their fathers.

At the same time, in Xiuzhenfang, opposite Wukang's house, the house of the Wa Kingdom was built. Prince Kawashima of Wakuni, including his generals, was placed under house arrest. What's even more unbelievable, the little princess Asuka is no longer on the house arrest list.

didn't deal with the plan, and didn't even have a name, as if this little girl hadn't been captured at all. Wu Kang was puzzled, in the official document of the victory, the name was clearly written, how could it be ticked off?

asked out of the corner of his eye, and saw that Jingzong's face was full of obscenity, and he had nothing to love for a while. You don't have to think about it to know that the Japanese girl pours tea and water, and the court already knows. It is estimated that the person who reported it was Yuan Gongyu, this old immortal.

Then Mei Niang blew the wind, saying that the big buttocks were easy to give birth to, and she was approved to be a concubine for her beloved brother. Li Jiu also agreed, and it is estimated that in his eyes, the princess is garbage. Anyway, there are a lot of concubines, and we will drive a sheep, and a group of sheep will be put away.

According to the established routine, all the prisoners of war in Baekje, the Japanese state, were enslaved. Seventy percent belongs to the Si Yuan (Ministry of Households), assigned to the Si Ping (Ministry of Industry) Department, and will be issued as a supervisor. or engage in infrastructure construction, or build water conservancy, and do all kinds of hard work.

One percent was rewarded to the big officials and brought home to be slaves, and the last two percent were rewarded to the generals. Wu Kang divided four hundred, all of them were prisoners of war from the Japanese Kingdom, and he felt very headache, because he went out to fight for many years, and he rewarded prisoners of war every time. The mansion in Luoyang, Chang'an, as well as the 300 acres of official land, have long been unable to let go.

There is no business at home, and there is no place to use people, so it is really difficult to settle. In the past, the prisoners of war who were rewarded would be given to Xincheng to work in the official fields. During the last Northern Expedition to Tiele, there were too many prisoners of war, and the princess field was saturated, so she gave it to the eldest grandson's family.

Wu Kangsi thought about it, so let's give it to Xincheng and let her dispose of it. If you want to give a gift, you can give a gift, and if you want to sell it, you can sell it, and you can exchange it for some money. These foreign prisoners of war were the source of slaves and maids, and they were very popular. In particular, the Baekje people were influenced by the Silla maids, and the Tang people liked them very much.

After the distribution of prisoners of war, they began to discuss meritorious deeds, and the military merit documents of the soldiers had long been passed on to the center. In the paperwork, Wu Kang was not greedy for the work of the generals, but also quietly distributed his own work to them. It's not that his sentiments are noble, but that his military exploits are useless, because of his status as a relative, Li Jiu will not be rewarded.

Instead of wasting it in vain, it is better to distribute it and buy people's hearts. The show worked very well, and the generals he worked with, except for Zheng Rentai, who hit the street, were basically grateful. The officials of the Chong Prefecture will praise General Wu Da when they mention it.

After the captives entered the city, Shangguan Yi read the reward. Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General, the founding prince of Liyang County, Liu Renyuan of Shangzhu State, and General Zuo Fengchen. Rewarded 100 acres of official land, countless gold, silver and jewelry.

Wu Kang was almost happy, Renyuan mixed well, and the major general was promoted to lieutenant general. Enter Zuo Fengchenwei, it is my subordinate, and I will cover you. If you have time in the future, go to Li Yifu, communicate with him well, and don't let him embarrass you.

The imperial history slandered benevolence and plotted to divide Haidong, all of which were instigated by the righteous government. He wanted to kill Liu Renliang, and once sent a letter to Renyuan, using his position to quietly execute Renliang. Ren was unwilling to bear it, and Yifu held a grudge, so he deducted the basin for him.

The little traitor Li Yifu is too much of a thing, and it is not called personnel. Ren was willing to cross the sea and go on an expedition, grabbed the beach and landed in Xiongjin, and also took the lead. Guarding Baekje alone, after a lot of hardships, he finally got to where he is today. You kid framed him, how can you bear it?

Wu Kang sighed lightly, if you have the opportunity in the future, talk to him, if you don't die, you won't die, don't be too arrogant. The reward continued to be read, and Yuan Gongyu, the doctor of Si Xian, was awarded the lieutenant of the light car, the commander of the fourth grade, and enjoyed the treatment of the fourth grade.

His doctor Si Xian, as well as the people of Xitaishe, are all on the top five grades. It's not bad to give it to the four-rank commander. Sun Renshi, the general of the right military force, the founder of Yiwu County, is the title of the fifth grade, and his descendants can inherit it.

When it was his turn, Wu Kang was messy again. Gave a Pillar Country, the top of the Lord's Ranks. Give back a Xuanwei general, from the four rank of military officials. It's all chicken ribs, except for getting more wages, there is no other hair.

Scattered officials are divided into civil and military affairs, and there are no specific positions, and there are specific salaries. Wen Sanguan is the highest-level, Kaifu Yi is the same as the three divisions, and Li Tao has this position. The highest-ranking military officer, the hussar general, seems to be the entire court, and no one has this honor. These civil and military officials are mostly distributed to the second generation of officials, and let them eat and wait for death.

There are even more cheating fathers, in order to lead the army to the East, the right general Wuwei was inspected. The temporary rank of general was also taken away by Li Jiu, and he originally thought that he could inspect the right martial arts and Weiwei, but it seemed that he was living in a dream. I really want to ask him, I won a big battle, but my official position was withdrawn, how bad are you?

After thinking about it, the current name is also very scary: General Zuo Fengchen, General Zuo Yulin, General Xuanwei of Shangzhu State, and the founding prince of Jinhua County. Substantive and military officials, titles and honors, the official class of the Tang Dynasty, just send the civil and scattered officials.

The family is very prominent, and it is time to be content. Daughter-in-law Cui Xiaoqing, Mrs. Feng Chuguo, eldest daughter Wu Nao, Mrs. Dongyang County. If the second daughter Wuxiu can also be named a lady, her life will be perfect. Before you know it, you will be rewarded with money.

Wu Kang was dumbfounded, looking at the list of Zhu Pi, unable to return to his senses for a long time. In the past, when he returned from the expedition, Li Jiu only gave a list of the treasures rewarded by the imperial court. All my rewards, every six months, were forcibly withheld by him. Give it to his sister Xincheng, do youth loss fees, and Erya child support.

This time, Yubi Zhu Pi, with this list, can go to Si Yuan to receive things. It feels very unscientific, Li Jiu is suddenly generous, he must be hiding a cat, is he testing me. So he decisively decided, and after receiving the reward, he obediently gave it to Xincheng.

At the end of the captive ceremony, the official document of the fish book was returned and the golden axe was handed over. Shangguan Yi took it, courteously saluted, and turned around and left directly. Wu Kang originally wanted to enter the city, but was pulled by Jingzong, and came to the city gate tower to meet General Liu Boying.

The two are also comrades-in-arms, and they once conquered Baekje together, and their relationship is good. Wu Kang saw the salute, suddenly realized that something was wrong, looked at his fish bag, arched his hand and congratulated: "It's only been a few years, my uncle has been promoted again, the general of the left prison gate, congratulations." ”

Liu Boying hehe: "Okay, you are a martial artist, you can be promoted and make a fortune, but I can't be motivated?" In fact, this is the case, last year's Liuzhou rebellion, I and General Feng Shihui, made some contributions. Thanks to the saint's refusal to give up, he was named the general of the left prison gate. Let's not talk about this yet, this is the queen's handwriting, hurry up and take a look. ”

Seeing their anxious expressions, Wu Kang frowned slightly, thanked them and accepted the letter. After reading it, I breathed a long sigh of relief, nothing serious, let me go to the Wannian Palace. The daughter-in-law wants to change her husband's stone, and the daughter-in-law is also depressed, clamoring to see her father.

With a knowing smile, the prisoner of war documents and checklists were stuffed into Jingzong's hand: "Uncle Lao helped, transfer these two things to Princess Xincheng." The queen summoned urgently, there may be some urgency, I will go to the Wannian Palace immediately. ”

The atmosphere was instantly depressed, Bo Ying looked up at the sky, and Jingzong's face was ugly. Wu Kang frowned again, looked at them carefully, and said in a pleading manner: "Both of them are elders, what happened, please ask your uncle to make it clear." ”

Jingzong looked at the list, was stunned for half a minute, and returned two documents. Shaking his head with a wry smile, his lips twitching, he finally stopped talking. Wu Kang's heart trembled, what happened to make Lao Xu silent, it was a big deal...